Growing up, everything that I wasn’t suppose to do, say, or touch, I did! I think that’s my approach to music and fashion, to do things that I’m “not supposed to do.” Why can’t I put these patterns together or these sounds together? Who says so? Aww, f**k it, I’m gonna try it anyway!

Some women choose to follow men, and some women choose to follow their dreams. If you’re wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn’t love you anymore.

— Lady Gaga

“I had a boyfriend who told me I’d never succeed, never be nominated for a Grammy, never have a hit song, and that he hoped I’d fail,” she said. “I said to him, ‘Someday when we’re not together, you won’t be able to order a cup of coffee at the f**king deli without hearing or seeing me’.” via